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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories ‘‘He said, ‘I’m going to write you a check out of my personal account for $25,000,’ and I was just floored,’’ the father said.  President Donald Trump told the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson that the soldier “knew what he signed up for,” according to a Florida congresswoman. The bipartisan Senate deal to curb the growth of health insurance premiums is reeling after President Donald Trump reversed course and opposed the agreement.

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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories CAPITAL SOURCE The GOP candidate for the US Senate collected about $50,000 in nearly six weeks between forming her fund-raising committee and Sept.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories ‘‘He said, ‘I’m going to write you a check out of my personal account for $25,000,’ and I was just floored,’’ the father said.  President Donald Trump told the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson that the soldier “knew what he signed up for,” according to a Florida congresswoman. The bipartisan Senate deal to curb the growth of health insurance premiums is reeling after President Donald Trump reversed course and opposed the agreement.

Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman MORE has nominated 75 people to become new at-large DNC members, including a transgender woman and a woman protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, according to a list obtained by The Hill. In an email sent to DNC members on Tuesday ahead of this week’s DNC gathering in Las Vegas, Perez unveiled his slate of new nominees with the aim of building a party that the new chairman hopes will draw a distinction between his priorities and those of President Trump. A Democratic source 

A federal district court judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to release legal advice and information on its move to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which shields undocumented citizens from deportation, Politico reported.  U.S. District Judge William Alsup's order, published by Politico, requires that the government turn over all materials by Oct.

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) on Tuesday called for the repeal of a controversial law detailed in a recent report that critics say allows for the free flow of lethal opioid drugs.  The Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016 has come under renewed scrutiny after a new joint report from the Washington Post and "60 Minutes" that pointed to the law as undercutting the Drug Enforcement Administration's ability to crackdown on

A Democratic congresswoman is claiming that President Trump made insensitive remarks to the widow of a soldier killed in an ambush in Niger. Rep. MORE (D-Fla.) told multiple news outlets Tuesday that she overheard Trump tell the widow of Army Sgt. La David Johnson that Johnson “knew what he signed up for..but when it happens it hurts anyway.” Johnson was one of four U.S. soldiers killed in an ambush in Niger nearly two weeks ago. Wilson said Johnson’s widow was “very distraught” after the call.

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